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Subject: Re: Shallow Well Question

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Date Posted: 13:41:08 07/21/08 Mon
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In reply to: Tommy 's message, "Re: Shallow Well Question" on 08:50:42 07/21/08 Mon

>That is a good suggestion about the inside couplings.
>
>No, I have not tried to reduce the flow with a valve.
>I am running one sprinkler and if I reduce the flow I
>do not think the rain bird sprinkler will turn.
>
>I'm thinking about adding another well and connecting
>them. This should give me more water volumn.
>
>In the beginning I run the pump for 4 hours with out
>stopping. I believe I am over pumping the well. I
>ran the pump last night for one hour and it did fine.
>This morning it ran for one hour and did fine. Over
>pumping could be by problem and if I added another
>well, this might help my problem. Does that sound
>logical?
>
>Thanks for your suggestions.

Adding another well may introduce new troubles. I think I would work on this one some more before I made a new well. Sometimes it takes months before a well gets right.

I would try the ait compressor method. Three ways to do this:
1. Using low powered compressor, turn the air compressor on, then when the air bubble comes up, turn it off and let the water down quickly (surging)
1a. Just let the big bubbles come to the top and geyser up and out. May shoot 20 feet up. Good if you have sand in the water.
3. High powered air compressor (the ones on trailers) is what the pros use around here. It just "raps" like knocking on a board.

Try it. What do you have to lose? You should be able to borrow an air compressor if you don't have one.

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>>That is a good suggestion about the inside couplings. >> >>No, I have not tried to reduce the flow with a valve. >>I am running one sprinkler and if I reduce the flow I >>do not think the rain bird sprinkler will turn. >> >>I'm thinking about adding another well and connecting >>them. This should give me more water volumn. >> >>In the beginning I run the pump for 4 hours with out >>stopping. I believe I am over pumping the well. I >>ran the pump last night for one hour and it did fine. >>This morning it ran for one hour and did fine. Over >>pumping could be by problem and if I added another >>well, this might help my problem. Does that sound >>logical? >> >>Thanks for your suggestions. > >Adding another well may introduce new troubles. I >think I would work on this one some more before I made >a new well. Sometimes it takes months before a well >gets right. > >I would try the ait compressor method. Three ways to >do this: >1. Using low powered compressor, turn the air >compressor on, then when the air bubble comes up, turn >it off and let the water down quickly (surging) >1a. Just let the big bubbles come to the top and >geyser up and out. May shoot 20 feet up. Good if you >have sand in the water. >3. High powered air compressor (the ones on trailers) >is what the pros use around here. It just "raps" like >knocking on a board. > >Try it. What do you have to lose? You should be able >to borrow an air compressor if you don't have one.

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